John 1-3 and Psalm 136

The passaage in John took about 15 minutes to read, while the psalm took only a couple of minutes. I know that I often put the emphasis of chapter 3 in John's gospel on Jesus' conversation with Nichodemas, but there is another conversation in that chapter that is worth noting; between John the Baptist and some of his followers. I wonder if John set out to gather together disciples. He was not like other rabbi's who would train group after group of disciples. He knew his task was short; even though he did not know God's time line. But everytime he was asked a question, by anyone, he knew the answer: I am not the one! The answer he gave his followers was a powerful example of a person who understood his gifts;"He must increase, I must decrease."
Psalm 136 speaks repeating one of the most powerful message of the psalms; God's love endures forever.
Stuart